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Election 1942 Results

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1942 Colorado governor election

John C. Vivian (Republican) beat Homer F. Bedford (Democrat) in Colorado in 1942, 56.2% to 43.4%, a margin of 12.8 points and 44,099 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1940, when Ralph L. Carr won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Denver, cast 109,126 votes and went to the Republican by 8.9 points. The closest was Eagle, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John C. Vivian won Republican 193,501 56.2%
Homer F. Bedford Democratic 149,402 43.4%
All other candidates 1,232 0.4%
Total344,135

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 49,505 45.4% 59,167 54.2% 454 109,126 R+8.9
Pueblo 10,783 48.8% 11,239 50.9% 68 22,090 R+2.1
Weld 5,567 34.0% 10,748 65.6% 70 16,385 R+31.6
El Paso 6,407 40.1% 9,543 59.7% 31 15,981 R+19.6
Boulder 5,188 41.2% 7,364 58.4% 54 12,606 R+17.3
Jefferson 4,636 37.1% 7,802 62.5% 46 12,484 R+25.4
Arapahoe 4,616 43.3% 6,004 56.4% 32 10,652 R+13.0
Larimer 3,273 32.4% 6,796 67.3% 22 10,091 R+34.9
Las Animas 4,910 58.8% 3,403 40.7% 41 8,354 D+18.0
Mesa 3,964 50.1% 3,925 49.6% 21 7,910 D+0.5
Fremont 2,534 39.8% 3,810 59.9% 16 6,360 R+20.1
Otero 2,415 39.4% 3,697 60.4% 10 6,122 R+20.9
Adams 2,566 42.8% 3,411 56.9% 20 5,997 R+14.1
Huerfano 2,929 58.3% 2,069 41.2% 29 5,027 D+17.1
Logan 1,958 39.7% 2,959 60.1% 10 4,927 R+20.3
Delta 2,015 43.9% 2,553 55.7% 17 4,585 R+11.7
Morgan 1,397 33.7% 2,743 66.1% 9 4,149 R+32.4
Montrose 1,751 43.8% 2,217 55.5% 30 3,998 R+11.7
La Plata 1,431 39.3% 2,195 60.3% 16 3,642 R+21.0
Garfield 1,468 42.9% 1,941 56.8% 11 3,420 R+13.8
Prowers 1,337 39.3% 2,047 60.2% 16 3,400 R+20.9
Yuma 1,243 36.9% 2,115 62.8% 12 3,370 R+25.9
Rio Grande 1,145 36.3% 2,004 63.5% 9 3,158 R+27.2
Routt 1,672 53.5% 1,445 46.2% 9 3,126 D+7.3
Conejos 1,155 39.2% 1,776 60.3% 14 2,945 R+21.1
Bent 1,344 50.8% 1,298 49.0% 6 2,648 D+1.7
Alamosa 1,301 49.3% 1,321 50.1% 16 2,638 R+0.8
Kit Carson 803 31.9% 1,707 67.9% 4 2,514 R+36.0
Chaffee 1,252 51.6% 1,171 48.2% 5 2,428 D+3.3
Gunnison 1,203 51.4% 1,132 48.4% 4 2,339 D+3.0
Washington 751 33.3% 1,498 66.4% 6 2,255 R+33.1
Montezuma 974 44.9% 1,183 54.6% 10 2,167 R+9.6
Lake 1,237 60.6% 793 38.8% 12 2,042 D+21.7
Moffat 767 38.7% 1,202 60.7% 12 1,981 R+22.0
Lincoln 754 38.3% 1,211 61.5% 4 1,969 R+23.2
Costilla 1,146 58.9% 796 40.9% 3 1,945 D+18.0
Phillips 680 37.0% 1,153 62.7% 5 1,838 R+25.7
Baca 732 40.8% 1,057 58.9% 6 1,795 R+18.1
Douglas 641 37.7% 1,055 62.1% 4 1,700 R+24.4
Crowley 699 41.7% 973 58.0% 6 1,678 R+16.3
Sedgwick 579 35.6% 1,046 64.4% 1,625 R+28.7
Eagle 799 49.9% 800 50.0% 1 1,600 R+0.1
Elbert 483 30.2% 1,110 69.4% 7 1,600 R+39.2
Saguache 533 35.4% 967 64.2% 6 1,506 R+28.8
Teller 733 48.9% 755 50.4% 10 1,498 R+1.5
Kiowa 566 41.2% 804 58.5% 4 1,374 R+17.3
Clear Creek 606 44.9% 742 54.9% 3 1,351 R+10.1
Cheyenne 539 43.2% 708 56.7% 2 1,249 R+13.5
Rio Blanco 424 35.4% 773 64.5% 2 1,199 R+29.1
Grand 426 36.9% 729 63.1% 1,155 R+26.2
San Miguel 573 54.1% 487 45.9% 1,060 D+8.1
Park 357 38.6% 561 60.6% 8 926 R+22.0
Ouray 343 42.1% 472 57.9% 815 R+15.8
Custer 310 39.5% 472 60.1% 3 785 R+20.6
Archuleta 281 39.6% 428 60.3% 1 710 R+20.7
Pitkin 359 51.6% 337 48.4% 696 D+3.2
Summit 326 47.5% 361 52.5% 687 R+5.1
San Juan 249 44.9% 303 54.6% 3 555 R+9.7
Gilpin 250 46.9% 280 52.5% 3 533 R+5.6
Jackson 144 29.6% 341 70.0% 2 487 R+40.5
Dolores 169 42.1% 227 56.6% 5 401 R+14.5
Mineral 128 47.1% 144 52.9% 272 R+5.9
Hinsdale 76 36.4% 131 62.7% 2 209 R+26.3

Counties as they stood in 1942; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Colorado governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Jared Polis (D) D+19.1
2018 Jared Polis (D) D+10.6
2014 John Hickenlooper (D) D+3.3
2010 John Hickenlooper (D) D+39.9
2006 Bill Ritter (D) D+16.8
2002 Bill Owens (R) R+29.0
1998 Bill Owens (R) R+0.6
1994 Roy Romer (D) D+16.8
1990 Roy Romer (D) D+26.5
1986 Roy Romer (D) D+17.2
1982 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+34.0
1978 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+20.2
1974 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+7.5
1970 John A. Love (R) R+7.2
1966 John A. Love (R) R+10.5
1962 John A. Love (R) R+14.0
1958 Stephen L.R. McNichols (D) D+16.8
1956 Stephen L.R. McNichols (D) D+2.7
1954 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+7.1
1952 Dan Thornton (R) R+14.7
1950 Dan Thornton (R) R+5.2
1948 William Lee Knous (D) D+32.7
1946 William Lee Knous (D) D+4.2
1944 John C. Vivian (R) R+4.8
1942 John C. Vivian (R) R+12.8
1940 Ralph L. Carr (R) R+9.4
1938 Ralph L. Carr (R) R+12.2
1936 Teller Ammons (D) D+10.9
1934 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+18.2
1932 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+16.5
1930 William H. Adams (D) D+22.3
1928 Billy Adams (D) D+35.2
1926 William H. Adams (D) D+21.7
1924 Clarence J. Morley (R) R+7.9
1922 William E. Sweet (D) D+1.3
1920 Oliver H. Shoup (R) R+22.4
1918 Oliver H. Shoup (R) R+4.7
1916 Julius C. Gunter (D) D+12.0
1914 George Alfred Carlson (R) R+14.5
1912 Elias M. Ammons (D) D+19.2
1910 John F. Shafroth (D) D+7.6
1908 John F. Shafroth (D) D+4.2
1906 Henry Augustus Buchtel (R) R+9.0
1904 Alva Adams (D) D+3.8
1902 James H. Peabody (R) R+3.7
1900 James Bradley Orman (D) D+10.3
1898 Charles S. Thomas (D) D+28.7
1896 Alva Adams (D) D+34.0
1894 Albert McIntire (R) R+47.3
1892 Davis Hanson Waite (other)
1890 John L. Routt (R) R+7.8
1888 Job A. Cooper (R) R+11.2
1886 Alva Adams (D) D+4.1
1884 Benjamin H. Eaton (R) R+4.7
1882 James B. Grant (D) D+4.2
1880 Frederick W. Pitkin (R) R+9.2
1878 Frederick W. Pitkin (R) R+9.7
1876 John L. Routt (R) R+3.1